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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the room respond when Fassyky plays Kanty's magical musical instrument?
(a) The room falls asleep.
(b) The room becomes violent.
(c) The room is transfixed.
(d) There is no reaction from the room.

2. What is the name of Sassouma's son, who is set to inherit the king's throne?
(a) Dankaran.
(b) Ganoush.
(c) Vanatare.
(d) Bleinmay.

3. What physical attribute does the hunter have which prompts the king's men to think he is evil?
(a) He has blue eyes.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He has fair skin.
(d) He is left handed.

4. Who urges Dankaran to hate his brothers?
(a) Fassyky.
(b) Manding Bory.
(c) Sassouma.
(d) Sogolon.

5. From what land is the hunter from?
(a) Bedahere.
(b) Mongawi.
(c) Sangaran.
(d) Querics.

6. What animal do the villagers attribute to the new baby?
(a) A gorilla.
(b) A lion.
(c) A gazelle.
(d) A flamingo.

7. Where does Sassouma force Sologon to live after the king dies?
(a) Out in the woods, far away from the palace.
(b) In a small patch behind the palace.
(c) In a pig sty.
(d) In the desert.

8. Which of the following adjectives best describes Djata's physicality as a boy?
(a) Strong.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Fat.
(d) Ugly.

9. Which of the following characters does NOT enter exile with Sundiata?
(a) Manding Bory.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Sogolon.
(d) Fassyky.

10. What is the name of the king's first wife?
(a) Mansa Konkon.
(b) Sassouma.
(c) Sogolon.
(d) Do Mansing.

11. What appears in the sky at the moment that Sagolon's baby is born?
(a) A storm cloud.
(b) A flash of lightning.
(c) A ray of sunshine.
(d) A rainbow.

12. How do the people of Mali treat Sundiata after the king dies?
(a) They mock him.
(b) They are kind to him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They revere him.

13. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has given birth to an ugly daughter?
(a) He bans her from the palace.
(b) He weeps next to his wife.
(c) He loves his new daughter as he does his sons.
(d) He calls for the sorcerers to cleanse Sogolon's womb.

14. Which of the following is the most important task for a griot to accomplish?
(a) To predict.
(b) To remember.
(c) To judge.
(d) To interpret.

15. Which of the following types of poems is the genre which "Sundiata" belongs to?
(a) Lyric.
(b) Limmerick.
(c) Epic.
(d) Prose.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Kouyaty's story, of what material does Kanty sew his clothing?

2. What are Sundiata's ancestors known for being able to extract from plants and herbs that others cannot?

3. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?

4. Which of the following activities do Sundiata's ancestors excel at?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Kanty?

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